Cost of living comparison
Oman is 14.1% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Oman instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 61.3% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$570.26
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$87.91
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$63.86
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 26.5% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.03
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$155.25
|
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$189.32
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.56
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.35
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.17
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$45.91
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.74
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.10
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$272.74
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
$20,624.45
OMR7,940.000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$637.64
|
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
|
pay 21.1% more for housing
Uruguay
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
$514.91
OMR198.230
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
$386.68
OMR148.860
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
|
pay 26.4% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
$163.74
OMR63.040
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.990
|
|
pay 42.8% more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$138.84
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.24
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$364.96
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay 21.5% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
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